cold beast

[N0tac0p]

no I'm not talking about my sweetie, by my love, my 01 champagne and black I/S.  when i 1st got her, the chock was extremely hard to put on, so i took apart and lubed, not it works easy.  The real issue is you need to maually hold it down to keep her running 1st thing then you can  let your thumb off it.  Overall, it just smells "rich" evne after a 2 hr ride if you stop, or if I bring into the garage, it smells rich.  could there be a choke problem? (she doesn't appear to have any lever resistance until about 2/3 of the way down, is that normal)?

other than that she appears to run like a champ.  jsut looking for some thoughts on what i should look at 1st, is there an adjustment, could i have a stuck plate (that is why no pressure on lever.....?)

Gotta respect you guys cuz you were smart enuf to buy the best bike ever.

[Thunderbolt]

there are three screws that hold them on.  When these are off, slowly move the choke lever and watch how the mechanism operates. What it does in the first part of the movement is take the slack out of the cables.  Each carb has what is termed an enrichener valve which is a small brass plunger that does just what the name implies, it richens up the mixture.  There is no butterfly like you are probably accustomed to on normal carbs for your mower.  Make sure the slide mechanism is properly engaging each of these on all carbs and is allowing them to completely close when turned off.

[Grandpot]

It is normal not to feel any resistance to the chock lever until it is about 2/3 down.  The choke isn't really on until you overcome that resistance and press the lever all the way down.  It's a really hard push.  As Thunderbolt said, remove the covers from the cable mechanism over the carbs and watch the action.

[N0tac0p]

is there a shoulder that the plunger stops on?  I am wondering (short of disengaging a plunger) how i would know they have either seated or raised ALL the way?

[John Schmidt]

is there a shoulder that the plunger stops on?  I am wondering (short of disengaging a plunger) how i would know they have either seated or raised ALL the way?

Located on the end of the brass plungers that T'bolt mentioned. The choke slider has three small hook-like things on each side of the engine that fit into those little slots on the ends of the plungers. If any work has ever been done in that area, it's not unusual to have one or more on each side not in place and you don't get the choking action you need on all six carbs. Just remove the cover and you can see them real easy, right in front of you.